Radiant Sunflower, Scalloped Blooms, Sunflower Field, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you.  I found a fun one sheet wonder post with several layouts on the internet. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Crushed Curry. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

Next I cut my Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Sunflower Field" 12" x 12" package.  The two pieces of DSP were cut at 4" x 4". They were cut along the diagonal at 1" from the opposite sides. When I cut the second piece I cut the diagonal in the opposite direction.  To clarify, I marked the right side down 1" from the top and on the opposite side, the left side, I marked it 1" from the bottom. And for the other sheet I marked the upper left and bottom right. Once cut at the 1" mark, I taped the top piece to a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. Then I stamped the flower from the "Radiant Sunflowers" bundle using Crushed Curry ink.

The words were stamped next. They are from the "Scalloped Blooms" and were stamped using Early Espresso ink. I didn't have the same wording as on the original card. That one was done using hot foiling. I don't have that machine (it's on my Christmas wish list. With my fingers crossed. And maybe birthday too! For the rest of my life! LOL).  I just made do with whaat I have. 

Once the words were stamped I taped the bottom piece of DSP in place.

The flowers are from the "Radiant Sunflowers" bundle and were cut using Cajun Craze for the carnation looking flower. On the sunflower shaped one I used Crushed Curry and Early Espresso for the center. The fun thing about the die for the sunflower is that you get to cut two at a time. So I cut two centers at the same time too and I have an extra flower for later.  The leaf in the bundle was stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on Mossy Meadow card stock. It was cut out using the matching die. When cutting the leaf out I also cut some leaves on stems because I needed a couple of tiny leaves and my scrap piece of card stock had room to add them, so why not? 

The carnation looking piece was set in place using a dimensional. The sunflower was added with another dimensional. I added glue to the leaves and tucked them under the sunflower.

I didn't have the green gingham ribbon but I did have a brown in my stash, so I used that and I thought it worked out well.

I had some little glass raindrops that I colored using a Blends pen. I don't like coloring them with my blends pen because I find it ruins the tips. I did save my Blends pens with the ruined tips for two reasons. One is so I could color things such as this and the other is that if it's replacement dries out I might be able to switch the barrels inside and have a working pen. I haven't had to do that yet but I do have a number of ruined pens on hand. It seems that it's the brush side of the pen that gets ruined and the other writing end is still good. So that's another reason not to toss them.

Anyway, this was a fun, quick and easy card to make. I love this layout. Next time I do it, I'm just going to use 4" x 4" pieces of DSP. I tend to cut my sheets at 4" x 12" when I need a piece for the front of a card, so I'm 1/3rd the way there. No need to cut the 6" x 6" piece for me! I'm sure I will be making cards with the other parts of the One Sheet Wonder.  

I have some Christmas sets and pieces stamped that I want to work on but I need to play with Halloween and fall a bit more before I move on to Christmas. My plan is to use up as much of the DSP as I can so I don't have it sitting around here. I have SO much in my stash. I'd love to say that I will be using it up soon but we all know that's not going to happen. LOL

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's thinking of you card,

Wanda

Fun For Fall, Fern & Flora, Sunflower Fields, Thanksgiving Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fall thankful/Thanksgiving/friendship card to share with you. Most of this card was already done and sitting on my worktable. I am not sure where I was going with it but today this is how it ended up. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

The Crushed Curry piece measures 4" x 5-1/4" and was textured using the "Sunflower" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card base.

A piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Sunflower Fields" 12" x 12" package. It measures 2-3/4" x 4" and was taped to a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Cajun Craze card stock. Dimenisonals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card.  Now that was as far as the card went before I had abandoned it. 

I thought of who I needed to send cards to and I will be needing a thankful for you card for a friend in November so I will actually be ahead of the game. That doesn't happen very often. I hope I can find it when November rolls around. Now not being able to find cards happens often! LOL

The words are from the "Fun For Fall" bundle and were stamped using Early Espresso ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die in the "Fern & Flora" bundle. Using the same die I cut a piece from Early Cajun Craze card stock. I cut that piece in half and taped each half to the top and bottom edges of the word piece.  I added tape to the back and two small dimensionals to the right side and set the piece in place about 1" up from the bottom of the card. And the card was done.

It was nice to get this card off my worktable and create a card before it got ruined. I think my friend will like it. I love these fall colors and this DSP is SO pretty.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Thanksgiving card,
Wanda

Spooktacular, Oh My Fright, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have some quick and easy Halloween cards to share with you. I found the card on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut 1" off the front right side. 

The Designer Series Paper (DPS) is from the "Spooktacular" 6" x 6" stack. I cut 1-3/8" off each side and 1/2" off the bottom. I taped it to the front of the card. 

The strip that I cut off was trimmed to measure 1-1/4" and it was taped to the inside of the crd on the right side.

I did stamp on the inside. I used the "Happy Halloween" from the "Oh My Fright" bundle using Basic Black ink. And surprisingly so, the card was done.

So super quick and easy.  There are 4 images in that stack and I was going to make a card using each design but the Frankenstein one just didn't work. I would have to cut off the bolts on the neck and it just didn't look right so because I had cut for card bases I decided to make two Dracula ones.

These were very fun to make and so super quick too.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween cards,
Wanda

Merriest Tags, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you that I had seen in an email. I clicked on the link in the email and was taken to the original page. You can see that card by clicking here. There was a link to get the instructions to see how it was made but the link wasn't working so I just winged it. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a piece of Granny Apple Green card stock that measures 3-3/4" x 5". On top of that is a piece of Basic White measuring 3-5/8" x 4-7/8". I textured it with a snowflake die that I had. 

Using the 3rd smallest die in the "Party Banners" set I cut it from the center of the Granny Apple Green piece. Then I taped the textured piece to the Granny Apple Green large layer.

Then I took the 6th largest die and cut a piece from the "A Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DPS). I taped the Granny Apple Green banner piece to the bottom of the DSP piece. Then that was taped to the Basic White piece. I added the ribbon. I cut a piece about 4-1/2"long and taped the ends to the back of the piece. I tied a bow and set it aside. Once everything was taped down I taped all of it on the front of the card base.

The Basic White circle was cut next. I used the bulb die in the "Merriest Tags" bundle. I textured it using the "Softly Woven" embossing folder after it had been cut. I cut a 2-3/8" circle using Real Red card stock. I glued the two circles together.

Next came the stamped items. The candy canes were stamped using Real Red ink, the stockings and greenery were stamped using Basic Black ink. I colored the stockings with my Real Red marker (yup, I kept my markers). The berries were colored in Real Red and the leaves were colored using Garden Green. 

I glued one candy cane to the loop of the bulb so it wouldn't show. Then arranged the rest of the pieces as much as I could to look like the ones on the original card and I glued them in place.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The bow was then glued on and some red rhinestones were added.  And the card was done.

When I had a play date with a friend I had stamped these images to use later.  Well, when I saw this card in my email, it was now "later". So I got out the pieces and colored them and then proceeded to get the other supplies I had in my stash to put the card together. I have lots of pieces from various sets to play with at a later date!  It's fun when we share what we have so we don't have to buy our own sets but can still play with lots of sets! Gotta love play dates!

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Oh My Fright, Spooktacular, Frightfully Fun, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found a card on Pinterst that I thought would be fun to make. It allows me to use Designer Series Paper (DSP) from two packages (which is a good thing because they are seasonal and I need to use them up). You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how the card was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White was cut for the inside. I stamped the "Happy Halloween" from the "Oh My Fright" bundle using Basic Black ink. I taped it to the inside of the card.

On the outside I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock for the largest layer. On top of that layer is a piece of DSP from the "Frightfully Fun" 12" x 12" package. I taped that to the Pumpkin Pie layer and then that was taped to the front of the card.

The skeleton face is from the "Spooktacular" 6" x 6" package. To get the face centered I cut 1/2" off on each side. And for the top I cut off 1" and then cut the remainder of the piece to measure 4". I taped it to a 3-1/8" x 4-1/8" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock.  And then that was taped to a 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock. Dimenisonals were added to the back.

A 1-1/4" x 4" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock was cut for the strip on top of the large layers.  It's about 1-3/4" up from the bottom of the card base. After it was taped in place I added the skeleton face and the card was done.

This was such a fun, quick and easy card to make. I don't usually stamp on the inside of cards but there was no room to stamp on the outside without taking away from the cuteness of the face.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Happiest Season Tags, A Stitched Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card made using some ephemera pieces. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "A Stitched  Season" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card base.

The ephemera pieces are from the "Happiest Season Tags" package. I removed the backing and affixed them to the arched tag piece. 

In the package I round the cute dotted red ribbon piece and affixed it to the upper part of the tag. I took some baker's twine and tied a bow to the upper part of the arched tag piece and the dotted red ribbon piece.

The tag piece wasn't a sticker so I had to add tape to it and set the piece in place on the front of the card. I allowed room under the piece for the "Merry Christmas" wording. I'm not sure what set those are from. They were sitting on my worktable and I thought I'd use them. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

The three red embellishment dots are from the "Christmas Berries" package.  There's some cute leaves with it but they got lost in the background so I used them on the little pink flower.  I can't wait to play with them all together on a card!

This was a fun card to make. It's a quick and easy card to make. 

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Radiant Sunflowers, Banner Sayings, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I ran across the card front with the left layered panel already taped to it. I must have had plans for it and changed my mind. But I thought I would make a card with it so it didn't get ruined. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Crushed Curry card stock and textured it using the "Sunflower" embossing folder. I had glued it to the front of the card.

Both panels measure the same. The Cajun Craze layers were cut at 2-1/2" x 3-3/4". On the left panel a 2-1/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Sunflower Fields" 12" x 12" package. It was taped to the Cajun Craze layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the upper left side of the card about 1/4" from the fold and the top edge. 

On the right panel I cut a piece of Basic White at 2-1/4" x 3-1/2" and I scrubbed on some Cajun Craze ink using my blending brush.  

Using the "Radiant Sunflowers" bundle I cut the vase using Early Espresso, the leaves were cut using Mossy Meadow, the sunflower was cut using Crushed curry and the flower center was cut using Cajun Craze card stock. I added tape to the back of the vase and added the stem and then the flower was taped on. These pieces won't stay together well because there's not enough surface to make them stick but I didn't need them to hold well. I just put them together so I could lay it on the Basic White piece to see where the words would go. 

The words are from the "Banner Sayings" and were stamped using Basic Black ink. They are about 1/4" from the bottom edge of the Basic White edge. 

I added glue to the assembled flower pieces, I set it all in place on the center of the Basic White piece. Dimensionals were added to the upper right and lower bottom area of the panel and tape on the upper left where it touches the DSP panel.  And the card was done.

It's fun to find cards partially done and whip up one in no time! Plus it was great to get it off my worktable without it getting ruined. A win/win!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Spooktacular, Halloween Tissue, Weekend Project, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd create a fun project to share. I love to have tissue in my car and you can find the round tissue container that fit nicely in the cup holder in the car. I got mine at The Dollar Tree. I didn't want to buy them online because I only needed one container and other places that sell them have them in multi-packages. I only wanted one. Please read on to see how I decorated my container.

I cut two strips of Basic Black card stock that measured 9" x 1".  I taped one to the top and one to the bottom of the container. To get the edges even, I taped the strips on the container having the edge of the card stock against my table so it laid evenly around the container. I flipped the container over and added the second strip the same way. I used super sticky tape because regular double sided tape wasn't strong enough. Glue will work well here too. 

My cute pumpkin face is from the "Spooktacular" 6" x 6" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP). I had to use two sheets because one wouldn't go all the way around the container. So this meant that I needed to trim the sides of the DSP at 3/4" on each side of both pieces. 

I marked the center of the container and I marked the center of the DSP. The center of the container was marked too. Center didn't have to be exact, just close. As long as it's close to where the Basic Black strips were in the back. I used very sticky tape to the back of both pieces of DSP. Leave about 3/8" of the Basic Black showing on the top. And begin your first piece of DSP on the back. Then tape the other piece of DSP to the front and you're done!

What a fun way to decorate your car a bit for Halloween and that's the extent of decorating in my car! LOL

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween project,
Wanda

Season's of Celebration, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card to share with you using ephemera pieces. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of "Irresistible Designs" Designer Series Paper (DPS). Using a Blending Brush and Hydrangea Hue ink, I scrubbed on some color to the DPS. I taped this piece to the card base.

The word piece from the "Season's of Celebration" was added first. I removed the backing from the piece and added Dimensionals. I took my paint brush and added some baby powder to make the sticky part not sticky anymore. I removed the backing from the Dimensionals and set the piece in place at the bottom of the card about 1/2" from the bottom edge of the card.

I did the same with the back of the adorable truck and I set it in place about 1/4" from the bottom of the tire to the top of the word piece. 

There were stars in the package so I added them to the card too. I gave them a bit of sparkle using my Wink of Stella pen and the card was done.

This was an unbelievably quick, easy and fun card to make. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Oh My Fright, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. I found a card on Pinterest and thought I'd make one using Stampin' Up! supplies plus eyes! You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut two pieces of Basic White card stock that measure 4" x 5-1/4". I taped one to the inside and the other goes on the front.

On the front piece I took a blending brush and scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight in the middle and a little around the outer part of middle area. Then I added some Crushed Curry to the middle and a little in other spots of the outer part. Next Pumpkin Pie ink was added to the center of the card and a little around the outer areas. Gorgeous Grape ink was added using a sponge. I needed it to look more blotted than smooth. I did the same with Basic Black ink. I did end up using the Blending Brush with Gorgeous Grape to cover any white areas and then I added a little Basic Black on my Blending Brush and filled in any remaining light areas.

I cut the tree using a die from the "Oh My Fright" bundle on Basic Black card stock. I had added a double-sided sticky sheet to my card stock before cutting it to make it into a sticker. I cut two and stuck one on top of the other and then I set it in place on the front of the card, it's off to the right a bit.

Wiggly eye pairs were added to the front. I was going to leave it at that but I decided to add some bats to fill the sky more.  A Real Red marker was used to color the eyes in. I just think bats need to have red eyes. I did leave a little room at the bottom for the words. They are from the same "Oh My Fright" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink. And that was it, the card was done.

This was so fun to make. I love using blending brushes and having fun adding colors. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Pretty Poinsettia, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd play with the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle. I had cut some pieces and stamped some wording when I had a play date with a friend. I thought I should put a card together before parts get lost or ruined. I found a card on the internet and thought I would give it a try. You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how I made the card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Secret Sea card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic Beige card stock. I taped one to the inside and the other I textured using the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I took a piece of dark blue ribbon I had on hand and wrapped the edges to the back and taped them down. Then I glued the Basic Beige piece to the front of the card.

The poinsettia petals were die cut using some pearly card stock my friend had. When I had seen the poinsettia card on the internet it reminded me that I had cut the pearly petals a while back. I put the petals together and set it aside.

For the center of the flower I used the pretty star looking die and cut two of silver card stock. I glued them to the center of the card.

The words are from the same "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle and were stamped on a piece of Basic Beige. I used Night of Navy ink to stamp the words. Then I took my Wink of Stella pen and colored in the centers of the letters. The pen was picking up the blue so I tried to blend the colors in on the edges to make it look like I meant to do that! I have done several cards in the past that I used the "I meant to do that" trick! Now you know! LOL I cut the words out using the 3rd square in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the lower right.

I added a few Dimensionals to the back of the poinsettia and set it in place above the ribbon line.

A ribbon bow was tied and glue dots were used to hold it in place.  And that was it. I didn't add any embellishments, I just wanted the swirls to carry the back of the card.

This was a very fun and easy card to make. It's nice to use some ribbons that are in my stash. I need to do that more.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Season of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card I made using the "Season of Celebration" ephemera package. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4' piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Irresistible Designs" 12" x 12" package. I took a blending brush and scrubbed on some Real Red ink. Then I taped this piece to the front of the card base.

I cut a Basic White circle using the third circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. On top of that I added one of the poinsettia pieces from the "Season of Celebration" package. I removed the backing and added Dimensionals. Then I brushed on baby powder on all the exposed sticky areas. Then I removed the backing on the Dimenisonals and set the piece in place on the circle. 

I took the word piece from the same package and treated the back like I did with the poinsettia piece. I set the word piece in place about 7/8" from the bottom and equal spacing on each side. 

The circle piece was taped to the front of the card about 7/8" from the top edge. 

I took three of the flower images and treated the back like I did for the word piece and the poinsettia piece. I removed the backing on the Dimensional and set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Oh My Fright, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. I found a card on Pinterest and I changed it a bit. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut two pieces of Basic White card stock that measures 4" x 5-1/4". I taped one on the inside and the other I textured using the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Oh My Fright" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the 4th square die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I didn't have the die that was used on the original card. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the lower part of the card.

The tree from the "Oh My Fright" bundle was cut using Basic Black card stock. I glued it to the front of the card. I had cut the bats at the same time, there are three on one die so it was a quick cut! I taped a little piece of Real Red card stock behind the bats.

I cut three ghosts using Basic White card stock. I cut a small piece of Basic Black card stock and glued it to the back of each ghost. Dimensionals were added to the back of the ghosts and they were set in place on the front of the card. 

The bats were glued down next. 

I was going to stop but I thought the word piece could use something, so I took a bat from the "Bats, Ghosts & Dots" embellishments. Then I saw how many little black dots I still had in the package so I added some to the front of the card. I also added one to the trunk area of the tree to make it look like a knot hole.  And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It was pretty quick and easy too.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Season of Celebration Ephemera, Holiday Card, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card using the "Season of Celebration" ephemera package.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Irresistible" 12' x 12" package. Before taping it to the front of the card base, I too my blending brush and scrubbed on some Hydrangea Hue ink.

The trees were taped down first.  Then the car was added using Dimensionals. I removed the backing from the back of the truck and added Dimensionals to the back. Then I brushed on some baby powder (you can also use corn starch) on the back. Once all the shine from the sticky parts were covered, I removed the backing on the Dimensionals and set the truck in place. 

I did the same with the word piece. The sky looked a bit empty so I added some stars that were in the same package and that was it, the card was done. 

This was another fun card to make using the "Season of Celebration" package.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda